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...Number of consecutive clay-court wins by Spanish ace Rafael Nadal after his opening-round victory at the French Open, breaking a record for men's tennis held since 1977 125 Record for consecutive clay-court wins by any player in history, held by women's tennis legend Chris Evert...
...family's exclusive use during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Every winter, ice was collected from the city moat at Dongzhimen and hauled to the Icehouse, filling the 400-sq-m interior. The walls were sufficiently impervious to the elements for the ice to remain there, unthawed, all year round. But while it was once consecrated to the pleasures of the privileged, the Icehouse is now enjoyed by many. And it's no longer a place to cool off. Instead, weekend nights are smoking hot?thanks to the smoldering licks of resident players Melvin Taylor and the Slack Band. Customers...
...College’s student government was equally intent on solving the problem of inadequate study space. The Freshman Union Committee backed a resolution demanding a 12 a.m. closing time for Lamont, while the student council, believing that a year-round extension was unattainable, favored making permanent Lamont’s extended reading period hours, which had been established as a temporary experiment the previous year...
...trap was closing in. "I received an order to hand over the dog today," she says, as Miriam feeds ice cream to little Rexy. First denied their pets, the Jews of Budapest are soon commanded to leave behind all their possessions and report to the ghetto. Hearing rumors of round-ups from which no one returns, Esther buys fake papers that identify her as a village servant girl with an illegitimate daughter. She plans to flee the city, burning every personal identifier before she does. This includes, notably, the family Bible...
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